Noun
an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed
Source: WordNetA distress call, emitted by some frogs when they are in danger, is produced with the mouth open resulting in a higher-pitched call. Source: Internet
According to Shehu, on receiving the report, some of the officers led by the DPO in Maradun responded to the distress call and arrived at the village to forestall a further attack on the neighbouring villages. Source: Internet
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, "The Agency responded to a distress call. Source: Internet
At an altitude of more than 23,000km, the Galileo satellites have the benefits of both worlds, boosting signal detection time from four hours to less than five minutes, with the ability to pinpoint a distress call down to 1km. Source: Internet
Enenche said the troops received a distress call at about 11:30 pm. on Saturday from locals at Mahuta village that suspected bandits were moving with unconfirmed numbers of Islamiya children mostly girls and rustled cattle. Source: Internet
As are side-quests, like where might a damsel in distress call for help or a shopkeeper sell his wares (the wares too are randomly populated). Source: Internet